Quality Engineer jobs in Essex

Live quality engineer roles in Essex, with East of England salary benchmarks.

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19 live roles in Essex

Quality Inspector

Essex

£28/hr

Review of documentation including Certificates of Conformance (CofCs), routing / traveller records, and special process paperwork

Motoring & Automotive Contract
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Chief Quality Inspector

Essex

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MERITUS are recruiting for a Chief Quality Inspector to join our Precision Manufacturing client in their growing quality team in a permanent role.

Engineering Permanent
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Quality Inspector

Southend-On-Sea, Essex

£13.50 - £17.00/hour

Quality Inspector 📍 Southend-on-Sea Area, Essex 💰 Competitive Salary | Full-Time | Temporary Are you an experienced Quality Inspector with a…

Engineering Full-time
24 hours ago Apply now

Senior Quality Inspector

Essex

£35000 - £40000/annum

Key deliverables and Responsibilities: Manage the Inspection Priorities working and communicating with relevant departments daily and as required.…

Motoring & Automotive Full-time Permanent
2 weeks ago Apply now

Quality Engineer

CM11, Brock Hill, Essex

£45000 - £50000/annum

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, or Quality Systems Specialist to take…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
2 weeks ago Apply now

Quality Inspector

Brentwood, Essex

£28.00/hour

Quality Inspector Inside IR35 6 month contract role The support will include: Clear communication skills and the ability to work independently while…

Motoring & Automotive Full-time
2 weeks ago Apply now

Junior Quality Inspector

Essex

£25000 - £30000/annum

Junior Quality Inspector Essex / Hertfordshire Border Permanent | Day Shift | Monday-Friday Salary: Up to £30,000 depending on experience This is an…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
3 weeks ago Apply now

Chief Quality Inspector

Basildon, Essex

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MERITUS are recruiting for a Chief Quality Inspector to join our Precision Manufacturing client in their growing quality team in a permanent role.…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
4 weeks ago Apply now

Quality Engineering Supervisor

Basildon, Essex

£50000 - £55000/annum Free Gym, Subsidised Canteen

Role: Quality Engineering Supervisor Location: Basildon Salary: £50-55,000 Benefits: Free Onsite Gym, Subsidised Canteen, Workwear Provided Client…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
4 weeks ago Apply now

Quality Inspector

Essex

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We are working as the internal recruitment partner for our client, a global organisation providing specialist supply chain solutions to the…

Engineering
1 month ago Apply on WhatJobs

Quality Engineer hiring in Essex: the numbers

  • 19 live quality engineer roles in Essex right now.
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Matchtech Group (2), Nicholas Associates (2), Vero HR Limited (2), Gregory-Martin International (1), Meritus (1).
  • Newest advert posted 4 November 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Quality Engineer salary in East of England

£42,500 – £55,000 (indicative · midpoint £48,750)

How this figure was built. Based on 6 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 20 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Sector quality standards set the ceiling: AS9100 (aerospace), IATF 16949 (automotive) and ISO 13485 (medical devices) experience pays above general ISO 9001 work. Root-cause fluency (8D, Six Sigma) and supplier-quality/audit exposure (CQI/IRCA) are the strongest levers; inspection roles sit below engineer grades but CMM programming narrows the gap.
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